Five Co. Clare pubs mentioned in 2003
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2022 1:09 pm
The Story of the Irish Pub: an Intoxicating History of the Licenced Trade in Ireland, by Cian Molloy, (2003), includes a list of pubs which have remained in the same families for 100 years. Only five Co. Clare pubs are featured, though I’m sure there are some more that qualify. This review of the book, by Tony Mulvey, published in the Clare Champion in January 2003, gives some information from the book on the five Co. Clare pubs: http://www.irishidentity.com/extras/inn ... /clare.htm.
The reviewer adds a piece on “Blakes in the Hollow,” in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, but this pub has only a very tenuous connection to Co. Clare.
The reviewer explains the term “Bona Fides,” as used in relation to public houses in Ireland; it often featured in the conversations and anecdotes of the older people when I was young in the 1950s – I can’t remember any particular story – I was not the least bit interested at that time - but I remember that there was usually a good laugh at the end.
Sheila
The reviewer adds a piece on “Blakes in the Hollow,” in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, but this pub has only a very tenuous connection to Co. Clare.
The reviewer explains the term “Bona Fides,” as used in relation to public houses in Ireland; it often featured in the conversations and anecdotes of the older people when I was young in the 1950s – I can’t remember any particular story – I was not the least bit interested at that time - but I remember that there was usually a good laugh at the end.
Sheila